Westside Equipment Co.

Position Overview

Chief Operating Officer

As a key member of the Executive Management Team, the COO will help achieve ambitious growth goals and optimize operations. This position will support the CEO of Westside in continuing to be the dominate player in the tomato harvesting industry while adding new revenue streams. The Company has the ability to build anything for agriculture and adjacent industries, the COO will help determine the future direction of the company.

The ideal candidate will be strong leader and effective communicator with a well-rounded business background. The COO will be strategic, analytical, highly organized and detail oriented. This candidate will have a general sense of manufacturing with a demonstrated ability to implement efficiencies to reduce costs. In addition, the COO will have M&A experience and can lead successful integrations.

Westside Equipment Co.

This position reports to the CEO/Co-Founder and Board of Directors, comprised of members of the PE firm who recently purchased the company from its founders. While the CEO is staying on, his co-founder and COO is retiring from the business. The new COO will have a chance to put their signature on the culture and future of this organization as it transitions from a founder-led to a professionally managed business. The company has loyal and profitable customer relationships, a dedicated team of roughly 50 employees, and multiple facilities up and down the California Central Valley, with room for expansion. Where can you take it from here?